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'''Razia Banu''' ({{Lang-bn|রাজিয়া বানু}}) is a [[Awami League]] politician and the former Member of the [[Bangladesh parliament|Bangladesh Parliament]] of women's [[Reserved seats|reserved seat]].
'''Razia Banu''' ({{Lang-bn|রাজিয়া বানু}}) is a [[Awami League]] politician and the former Member of the [[Bangladesh parliament|Bangladesh Parliament]] of women's [[Reserved seats|reserved seat]].
==Early life and family==
Razia Banu was born in the [[Dhaka District|District of Dacca]] in the erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency]], to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family. Her father was Wazir Ali, son of Baiyam Mia. Her mother, Nafisi Bibi, was the daughter of [[A. K. Fazlul Huq]], the first [[Prime Minister of Bengal]], and the sister of Bangladeshi politician [[A. K. Faezul Huq]].<ref name=bor/>


==Career==
==Career==
Banu was elected to parliament from women's reserved seat as an Awami League candidate in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title="List of 1st Parliament Members" |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). |accessdate=24 March 2021}}</ref>
In 1954, Banu was elected to the [[East Bengal Legislative Assembly]]. After the [[independence of Bangladesh]], she was elected to the first [[Jatiya Sangsad]] from women's reserved seat as an [[Awami League]] candidate in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title="List of 1st Parliament Members" |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). |accessdate=24 March 2021}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Banu is married to [[Syed Mahbubur Rahman]], a [[government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh government]] secretary from [[Borhanuddin Upazila|Batamara]] in [[Bhola Island|Bhola]].<ref name=bor>{{cite book|title=বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস|language=bn|year=2010|author=[[Siraj Uddin Ahmed|Ahmed, Siraj Uddin]]|volume=1|publisher=Bhaskar Prakashani|location=[[Dhaka]]|chapter=বাটামারার সৈয়দ পরিবার|trans-chapter=The Syed family of Batamara|trans-title=History of the Barisal Division}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:10, 24 September 2022

Razia Banu
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
In office
7 March 1973 – 6 November 1976
Personal details
Political partyAwami League
RelativesA. K. Fazlul Huq (grandfather)
A. K. Faezul Huq (uncle)

Razia Banu (Bengali: রাজিয়া বানু) is a Awami League politician and the former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament of women's reserved seat.

Early life and family[edit | edit source]

Razia Banu was born in the District of Dacca in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency, to a Bengali Muslim family. Her father was Wazir Ali, son of Baiyam Mia. Her mother, Nafisi Bibi, was the daughter of A. K. Fazlul Huq, the first Prime Minister of Bengal, and the sister of Bangladeshi politician A. K. Faezul Huq.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 1954, Banu was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. After the independence of Bangladesh, she was elected to the first Jatiya Sangsad from women's reserved seat as an Awami League candidate in 1973.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Banu is married to Syed Mahbubur Rahman, a Bangladesh government secretary from Batamara in Bhola.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). "বাটামারার সৈয়দ পরিবার" [The Syed family of Batamara]. বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.
  2. ↑ ""List of 1st Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 March 2021.